Total Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pitfield Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pitfield Street (N1 6EN) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average (302.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pitfield Street (N1 6EN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 295 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pitfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Purcell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Singer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Singer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Singer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Singer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Singer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charles Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charles Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Blackall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drysdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drysdale Street
Apr 2026Public order Drysdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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